RCB vs DC: PBKS allowed Virat Kohli to get going in his innings: Shane Watson

Former Australia allrounder Shane Watson has lavished praise on Virat Kohli for his match-winning display against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Thursday (May 9).

In a must-win clash, Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bengaluru's charge with bat with a sublime 92-run knock. The former RCB skipper rode his luck as he received a couple of reprieves from PBKS's butter-fingered players and made the most of it.

Virat Kohli completed his fifty off 32 balls before shifting gears. In the next 14 balls, he smashed as many as 40 runs to lay the foundation for a big total. He was eventually dismissed for 92 runs off 47 balls. His innings with studded with seven fours and six sixes.

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Thanks to Virat Kohli's 92-run knock, RCB went on to post a daunting total of 241/7 in 20 overs. The Bengaluru-based outfit went on to bowl out PBKS for 181 to win the game by 60 runs. The win has kept RCB's slim playoff chances alive while PBKS are out of the competition.

Shane Watson praises Virat Kohli:

Virat Kohli has been receiving praise from all over for yet another brilliant knock in IPL 2024 and Shane Watson has also complimented him for the same. Speaking on Jio Cinema, the former allrounder highlighted that Virat Kohli made the most of the reprieves he got early in his innings, saying that PBKS allowed him to get going. Watson also talked about Kohli's brilliant effort to run out the dangerous Shashank Singh.

"They got some opportunities early as Virat Kohli was dropped twice. This allowed him to get going in his innings and he batted so beautifully once he capitalized on those chances," Watson said.

"In the field, they made a couple of little errors, but you could see the intensity crank up in the field when they needed it to. Some great catches and a great run-out from Virat Kohli to get Shashank out," he added.

With five wins and seven defeats, RCB are currently in the seventh spot in the points table. They have won their last four games and would be looking to win the remaining two league games as well to stay in the playoff race. One defeat will be enough to knock them out of IPL 2024. The Faf du Plessis-led side will be taking on Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings in their last two league games.